A camper scared off a bear — then the grizzly came back and killed her: Leah Lokan’s death was ‘instantaneous’ after the bear broke her neck and severed her spinal cord, officials said
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A 1792 case reveals that key Founders saw abortion as a private matter: Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall and Patrick Henry didn’t advocate for prosecution of a woman who probably had an abortion - "In that era, abortion was governed by Anglo-American common law. Under this framework, the procedure was legal before 'quickening,' or the moment the pregnant person first felt fetal movement — a highly subjective milestone that usually occurred around 16 to 22 weeks of gestation. Yet even after quickening, few people were prosecuted for abortion, let alone convicted — Alito’s opinion certainly did not offer contradictory evidence. The reason is simple: In the early republic, abortion was largely a private matter. It was not a cause for public concern, nor was abortion considered a criminal act.
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"Regardless, the episode begs examination as it involved key Founders who occupied vastly different positions on the political spectrum, both nationally and in Virginia. The Federalist Marshall believed in a strong national government. Jefferson mostly supported a decentralized system. Henry was a populist. Yet all three tacitly agreed that abortion in this case was a private matter, not a criminal act worthy of further investigation and prosecution."
Biden eyes climate emergency declaration as Democrats demand swift action: White House officials are scrambling to advance the president’s environmental agenda after talks with Sen. Joe Manchin III stalled
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